NFL free agency is virtually here for 2020. The new league year officially opened for the business of transactions on Wednesday, March 18, but with the legal tampering period kicking off on Monday, March 16, news of unrestricted free-agent deals was coming in fast and furioius.

In preparation for the madness, teams tried to keep their own pending priority free agents with either a new long-term contract or the franchise tag.

Consider this your Sporting News tracking hub for the latest updates on NFL deals as they come during the offseason. Here's a complete list of NFL free agents in 2020, including the best players by position.

Prescott went back to his rookie level of success only while handling much higher passing volume and downfield pop under Kellen Moore. Moore is staying in Dallas with Mike McCarthy for that reason and the Cowboys locking up Prescott is the highest offensive priority of any team.

2. Chris Jones, DT, Chiefs (25) (franchise-tagged)

Jones has proved to be a highly disruptive inside pass rusher in two schemes over two massive seasons. He's an explosive talent for any front and the Chiefs may need to franchise-tag him (at around $15.5 million guaranteed) for 2020. The challenges to giving him a big contract are a past one to Frank Clark and a monster future one for Patrick Mahomes while working with limited cap space.

The Cowboys had every intention of keeping their triplets of Prescott, Cooper and Ezekiel Elliott intact, but it was strange how they were forced into locking up the running back first. There was a chance Cooper might explore a richer payday in free agency with the potential tag needed to go to Prescott first.

4. Drew Brees, QB, Saints (41) (re-signed for 2 years, $50 million)

Brees said he's taking some time to contemplate his playing future in football, but coming off a third consecutive playoff frustration, he is fully expected to be back leading their offense with a deal on his terms. Sean Payton pretty much made it clear he'll remain attached to his longtime QB.

5. Tom Brady, QB, Patriots (42) (signed for 2 years, $50 million)

He's the third in the loaded class of veteran QBs as he's much older than Prescott and wasn't nearly as effective as Brees in 2019. But Brady still made the most of the talent around him to lead the Patriots through a tougher path to the AFC East title by grinding away with his mental toughness and competitiveness. It's about 50-50 for him to stay in New England , as hard is that to believe.

Clowney liked playing in Seattle's 4-3 scheme after coming over from Houston's 3-4, continuing his elite run stopping and when healthy, being a force in the pass rush even without the sacks (only 3 in 13 games) to back it up. He has said he wants to keep contributing to a top contender and the Seahawks want to bring him back.

Jones failed to record an interception in his second full season at cornerback but used his 6-0, 205-pound frame well to be a shutdown artist and also has translated his athleticism to be an active, sound tackler.

8. Justin Simmons, S, Broncos (26) (franchise-tagged)

Simmons is coming off a monster season as a big safety (6-2, 202 pounds), showing off both his prolific tackling against the run and ball-hawking in physical coverage (four interceptions). He is a priority re-sign for John Elway.

9. Hunter Henry, TE, Chargers (25) (franchise-tagged)

Henry rebounded well in a 12-game season coming off a torn ACL with 55 catches for 652 yards and a TD, building on his rookie and second-year promise. At 6-5, 250 pounds, he's a prototype complete player at the position and sneakily the best of the Chargers' three offensive re-sign options.

This Henry was beastly down the stretch to become the NFL's reigning rushing champion with his old-school blend of power and burst. The Titans will be keeping the hammer and foundation of their offense, but they might need to figure out how much they're paying their quarterback before knowing what they can pay Henry.

Thuney is coming off a second-year All-Pro season at left guard, standing out despite injuries dampening the play next to him at left tackle and center. He is an efficient all-around blocker, especially a rock in the running game.

Rivers looks like he's either preparing himself to land with another team in free agency or getting ready to retire with his noted family relocation from Southern California to Florida. He's coming off a rough season where he got too careless with the ball but he's got something left as a fiery leader in the right offensive support system.

The Titans need to be careful about overpaying and over-committing to Tannehill too much given his age, but it's hard not to think of him as a continued, highly reasonable solution to QB after he meshed so well in the offense playing off Henry and the dominant running game.

16. A.J. Green, WR, Bengals (31) (franchise-tagged)

Green wants to stick around after his season completely lost to ankle injury if the Bengals bring him back at the right final contract price. The Bengals could use him to give Joe Burrow a reliable veteran security blanket outside.

Harris, like Simmons is another big safety (6-1, 202 pounds), only coming off making a few more big plays in coverage (6 INTs) with a little less impact against the run.

18. Jameis Winston, QB, Buccaneers (26)

The good of Winston was the league-leading 5,109 yards passing with 33 TDs. The bad was his league-leading 30 INTs that pushed his efficiency way down again for Bruce Arians. Should the Bucs think they are better off trying to win games with someone else, he should be a starter elsewhere.

He's been terrific as their left tackle, keeping up the pass protection in the transition from Andrew Luck to Jacoby Brissett without losing his run-blocking edge. But it's sounding like he's split between retiring and re-signing.

20. Yannick Ngakuoe, EDGE, Jaguars (24) (franchise-tagged)

He's too young and too productive as their best pass rusher (8 sacks in 2019) to let walk. If they can't figure out a long-term deal in the short term, he's bound to be franchise-tagged at a little more than $19 million for 2020.

The 2015 first-rounder from Oregon finally busted out big time with his massive frame (6-7, 290 pounds) with 10 sacks in Robert Saleh's 4-3, or one more than the total of his previous four seasons. He's probably still more of a solid complementary pass rusher than transcendent one.

Harris has shown some signs of slowing down, but overall, thrust into more of a traveling shutdown role in Denver's new defense with Vic Fangio, he responded well to the point he has fine appeal on a shorter-team deal.

Back to being fully healthy, the 2016 No. 8 overall pick rebounded into form as a rock of a right tackle paving the way for Henry. He is likely to locked up by Tennessee, which is what he wants, too.

25. Leonard Williams, DT, Giants (25) (franchise-tagged)

Williams has been more than a little disappointing with his explosive impact up front, given he was the No. 6 overall pick in 2015, prompting his crosstown trade from the Jets. The Giants want to bring him back as a cornerstone for the rebuild for Dave Gettleman and new defensive coordinator Patrick Graham.

He got the solid accrued season he wanted to get into free agency and there's no way the Chargers change their mind to give him what he's asking given they can just roll with Austin Ekeler as their feature back with a little more power help. Gordon is above average at best, given how low his floor was and how low is ceiling is.

McCourty is coming off another solid season as a playmaker in coverage (5 INTs) and offers plenty of savvy and smarts for a team outside of New England that needs it. He wants to keep playing despite the age but the Patriots will be hesitant toward committing too much more.

For Perriman, the No. 26 overall pick in the 2015 draft, he finally was healthy enough with a chance to show off his speed in a offense built on stretching the field. It took late hamstring injuries to Mike Evans and Chris Godwin to show what he can do as a field-stretcher (36 catches, 645 yards, six TDs).

29. Matthew Judon, EDGE, Ravens (27) (franchise-tagged)

Judon ripped off 9.5 sacks to emerge as a devastating force in their 3-4. He's bound to get a little overpaid because of his profile and that likely prices him out of Baltimore.

Anderson is much like Perriman, given his spike also came in December, but he's more of a pure field-stretcher coming off a 52-catch, 779-yard, 5-TD season. The supply of wideout help is limited enough where demand can get him a generous deal, but likely out of New York.

31. Bud Dupree, EDGE, Steelers (26) (franchise-tagged)

Dupree, the No. 22 overall pick in 2015, is coming off an 11.5-sack season where he also stopped the run well from the outside. He should cash in like Judon should he hit the open market. The Steelers want to extend him big time and could in the meantime lean on the franchise tag.

Fowler delivered on his one-year, $14 million deal with 11.5 sacks of his own. The No. 3 overall pick of 2015 found his stride away from Jacksonville in Los Angeles' 3-4 and he carries plenty more youthful upside.

Hooper threw down a Pro Bowl season with 75 catches for 785 yards and 6 TDs in only 13 games. The 2016 third-rounder has exceeded expecations as a valuable receiver but the Falcons will need to get creative to retain him at market value given a tight cap situation.

He has been an awesome Swiss Army knife in Bill Belichick's defense playing a blend of outside linebacker, inside linebacker and defensive end. He simply gets all over the field to make plays from all angles. It's just hard to see him performing as well away from the Patriots, unless it's the copycat schemes of the Lions, Dolphins, Giants or Titans.

He's kind of like his old teammate Chris Harris Jr., only on the offensive side of this class, good for more like a one- or two-year deal. Between Denver and San Francisco, Sanders posted 66 catches for 869 yards and 5 TDs in the regular season, with only two big games with the latter team.

What did Drake do in his half season in Arizona after being traded from Miami? His 643 yards rushing, 8 TDs and 5.2 per-carry average in 8 games meant he was the perfect fit in Kliff Kingsbury's offense, down to his receiving ability. He's suddenly the back of choice over fading David Johnson and should get re-signed.

There's nothing spectacular about his game, but he's just durable and productive. The one-time Pro Bowler kept up the same work in racking up tackles with a few sacks, but he also added 4 interceptions in 2019.

The Bucs got more than enough out of Suh replacing his 2010 first-round draftmate Gerald McCoy with 2.5 sacks on top of being the anchor for a much-improved run defense, which ended up No. 1 in the league. He's likely looking at another one-year deal.

Given the field-goal and extra-point woes around the league, even Greg the Leg/Not So Young GZ wasn't immune, battling through a foot injury. He missed nine field goal tries (24 for 33) but was perfect on PATs (42 for 42). He'll be a reliable upgrade for Dallas.

The No. 10 overall pick of the Lions in 2014 busted out with his 13-TD season with Andrew Luck as a free-agent flyer in '18, followed by a injury-marred fade with Brissett to 31 catches for 375 yards and 3 TDs in 11 games. Ebron won't return to Indianapolis behind Pro Bowler Jack Doyle and needs to go somewhere where he can be unitized purely as a move tight end/slot receiver.

50. Jimmie Ward, S, 49ers (28) (re-signed for 3 years, $28.5 million)

The 2014 first-rounder has had a shaky three-season run of injuries, but when healthy, he's a valuable, versatile starter because he does a little bit of everything well.